CASSOPOLIS, MI -- It took nearly a month, but the Cass County Prosecutor's Office has received the report for the Donald Eaton case.

The case for Eaton, a St. Joseph County commissioner accused of taking a gun inside the Sturgis Applebee's while intoxicated, was assigned to Cass County on Aug. 16 since Eaton is an elected official in St. Joseph County.

Cindy Peters, administrative assistant in the Cass County prosecutor's office, confirmed Prosecutor Victor Fitz received the case Friday. Fitz is expected to decide next week if Eaton will be charged with possessing a firearm while
intoxicated, a misdemeanor charge requested by the Sturgis Police Department.

Eaton, 52, of Burr Oak, represents District 2 for the St. Joseph
County Board of Commissioners, which covers Burr Oak, Colon, Leonidas,
Mendon and Park townships. The Republican also serves on the St. Joseph County board's Law Enforcement Committee
and chairs its Judiciary Committee. He is maintaining his duties as county commissioner amidst the allegations.